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Nick Name	Washington Base Ball Club
Earliest Known Date	1850 (Foundation Date)
Last Known Game
Location	New York, Manhattan, NY, United States
Modern Address
NABBP Status
Nine Class	Senior
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Description	Formed by former players of the New York and Gotham Ball Clubs. Changed name to the Gothams in 1852, likely making it the same club as http://protoball.org/Gothams_Club_of_New_York.
Sources	Thorn, John (2011) Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game. Simon and Schuster, pg 35.
Source Image	[[Image:\|left\|thumb]]
Has Source On Hand	No
Comment	Arthur B. Reeve, "Beginnings of Our Great Game," Outing Magazine, April 1910, claims that the Washington Club formed in 1843. No source for this assertion is given, or can be located. [ba] Edit with form to add a comment
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Found by	Ralph Carhart
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Entered by	Ralph Carhart
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 |Club Name=Washington Base Ball Club
 |Type of Date=Year
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 |Is Foundation Date=Yes
 |Date of Dissolution Type=Day
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 |Sources=<p>Thorn, John (2011) <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a title="Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game" href="Baseball_in_the_Garden_of_Eden:_The_Secret_History_of_the_Early_Game">Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game</a></span>. Simon and Schuster, pg 35.</p>
 |Has Source On Hand=No
+|Comment=<p>Arthur B. Reeve, "Beginnings of Our Great Game," Outing Magazine, April 1910, claims that the Washington Club formed in 1843. No source for this assertion is given, or can be located. [ba]</p>
 |Reviewed=Yes
 |Submitted by=Ralph Carhart
 |Entered by=Ralph Carhart
+|Has Supplemental Text=No
 }}